79 test above safe arsenic limits in NE

Bangkok Post - Nov 3, 2026

Seventy-nine people in seven northern and northeastern provinces have been found with arsenic levels exceeding safety standards, including along the Mekong River basin, People's Party MP for Chiang Mai Phattarapong Leelaphat said yesterday.

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